Ted Mitchell is the President of the American Council on Education, a membership organization that mobilizes the higher education community to shape effective public policy and foster innovative, high-quality practice. ACE’s vision is for a vibrant democratic society that relies on postsecondary education to expand knowledge, equity, and social progress.As the major coordinating body for the nation’s colleges and universities, ACE’s strength lies in its diverse membership of more than 1,700 colleges and universities, related associations, and other organizations in America and abroad. ACE is the only major higher education association to represent all types of U.S. accredited, degree-granting institutions: two-year and four-year, public and private. ACE’s members educate two out of every three students in all accredited, degree-granting U.S. institutions.